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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Within ±2 kHz during one hour after one minute of warm-up, and within 150 Hz during any 30 minute period thereafter ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
50-54 MHz in 4 bands 2-32 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1 µV (30 dB S/N)
AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 4 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SSB/CW: Single conversion AM/FM: Double conversion Single conversion, 29 valves
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W @ 4 ohm with 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 10 W (AM: 5 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC ?
Current RX 0.5-0.9 A 0.8 A ?
TX 2.6-6.5 A 4 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 175 × 64 × 206 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.11 in)
278 × 124 × 325 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.80 in)
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Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? 20 fixed channels (5 per band), crystal controlled
Noise blanker
RIT
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007930 KENWOOD-TS-000600 RCA-SRR-000013A